Socket member



May 17,1927. 1,629,217 I W. W. LARGENT ET AL SOCKET MEMBER Filed April 6. 1926 Inventors 07' 6/15 I -IKJ z?e.s, B gam Patented May 17, 1927.

hit? 'iATE WILLIAM W. LARGENT AND CHARLES A. STILES, OF TYBONE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOCKET MEMBER.

Application filed April 6,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in socket wrenches and has for its primary object to provide means whereby a nut that has been threaded off of the bolt may be projected from the socke d for the same comprising the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in cross section of a socket wrench con-- structed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the socketed end of the wrench taken substantially upon the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section through the wrench at the forward end thereof for more clearly disclosing the means for ejecting the nutfrom the socket after removal from a bolt and for locking the socket member upon the end of the wrench handle.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, our novel socket wrench constitutes the provision of a handle bar 5 of any desirable length that is circular in cross section that is provided at one end with a head 6 through which extends an opening for receiving a turning rod 7, the opposite end of said handle being squared as at 8, for engagement within a similar shaped opening 9 in the end of a nut receiving socket member 10 any number of which may be employed in conjunction with the wrench in order to permit the use of the same upon nuts of various sizes and shapes.

Slidable within a longitudinal bore 11 at the forward end of the handle 5 is a pin 12 that .is provided at the end of the handle with a circular disc 13 that normally rests upon the end of the handle as clearly shown in Figure 3. The inner end of sa d pin 12 1926. Serial No. 100,119. r

is provided with a right'angularly extendmg bentportion 14 slidable. within a slot 15 formed in the handle at thelower end of said bore and'to which isrigidlyattached a sleeve '16 that is slidable upon the handle to facilitate the movement of thepin 12 in opposite directions within the bore 11 For maintaining said sleeve against free sliding movement there is provideda strip of spring metal 17 that is anchored at its opposite ends within said handle,:said strip extending between the sleeve and handle, Figure 1f Saidspring frictionally engaging the innersurfface of the sleeve in an obvious manner.

ihe fouifisides of'the openingin the closed end of the socket member 10 are formed with concave notches 18 for receiving the rounded projecting end of a short pin 19 that is loosely arranged within an opening in the handle 5 at the squared end thereof that communicates at the inner end with the bore 11 within which is movable said pin 12. The pin 12 is formed at its forward end and at its side adjacent said pin 19 with an elongated notch 20 in order that when the pin 12 is entirely within the bore of the handle said pin 19 may be forced rearwardly to permit the disengagement of the socket member 10 from the handle. However, after a nut has been removed from a bolt and it is desired to project the same from the socket member, the sleeve 16 is moved forwardly at which time the disc 13 will engage the nut for discharging the same.

During the outward movement of the pin 12 the notch 20 thereof will extend beyond the pin 19 and prevent the inward movement thereof which will serve to rigidly lock the socket upon the handle for preventing the disengagement of the same while manipulating the nut discharging-means.

A pin or lug 21 is arranged upon the end of the handle beneath the locking pin 19 for limiting the inward movement of the socket member upon the handle while'loosely arranged upon the handle is a hand grasping sleeve 22 to permit of the free rotation of the tool while the same is being held and steadied by one hand of the workman,

It will thus be seen that we have provided a highly novel, simple. and efficient form of turel el ment i i nevert el to e understood that minor changes may be made therein Without effecting the spirit andscope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, What We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a Wrench 01" the character described, a handle,a nut receiving. socket for arrange ment upon one end of the handle, means associated With the handle for engagen'ientin the socket whereby the nut may be projected therefrom and automatic means for lock ing the socket upon the handle as the nutis being projected.

2. In a Wrench of the character described, a handle, a nut receiving socket'for detachable arrangement upon one end of the handle, means whereby the nut may be project ed from the socket after detachment from the bolt and automatically operable means for locking the socket upon the handle as the nut is being projected therefrom. e p 3*." In a wrench of the character described, a handle having a bore, a .nut receiving socket for detachable engagement upon one end of the handle, a pin slidable Within the bore in. the socket attaching end of the handle and projecting at one end vithin. said socket, means for forcing the pin through the socket for projecting the detached nut therefrom and automatic means for locking the socket member to the handle as said pin is being moved to nut projecting position.

at. In a Wrench of the character described, a handle having a bore, a socket adapted for detachable engagement upon one end of the handle, a pin slidable Within the bore in the socket attaching end of the handle and engaging at its forward end With said socket, means for projecting the pinthrough the socketfor discharging the nut tl'ierer rom, and means operable by the pin when moved to nut projecting position for locking the socket upon the handle.

tures.

WILLIAM W. LARGE CHARLES A. STILEb.-' I

In testimony whereof We afiix our signa- 

